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Try to put it into DFU mode. Start iTunes and connect the iPhone. Hold the power and the home button down. After 10 seconds release the power button but keep the home button held down. After a another 10 seconds or so the iPhone should go into recovery mode and iTunes will say it has detected it and it needs to be restored before you continue. Follow the on screen prompts from there. If that does not work then you need to look for a new phone. You can call Apple at 1-800-myiPhone but they will tell you the same thing more than likely.

Its easy and I myself have done it. This is due to a lot of iphone apps being buggy. Just follow the method given
below:
First, plug your iPhone into your computer USB and open iTunes. Hold down home and sleep buttons, wait for the
phone to reset and keeping holding down the buttons. (Apple logo goes off, comes back) Let it reset one more
time and it will go into recovery mode. Then choose restore from backup or or setup as a new iphone. Isnt it simple.

This is due to a lot of iphone apps being buggy. The fix is simple.
1) plug your phone to your computer while running iTunes.
2) do a hard reset (hold down home and sleep)
3) wait for iphone to do its reset. (Apple logo goes off, comes back)
4) keep holding down buttons til phone resets once again! it will display a "recovery mode" screen
5)choose to a) restoring from backup or b)setup as new iphone.

Tried everything. Restore on my computer didn`t work. Restore at the Apple Store didn`t work. In the end I had to replace the phone. This "Lock Purgatory" is a known problem with IPhones. Allegedly my warranty was over (by like a month or so) and the apple store still replaced the phone. So I`d go to an Apple Store immediately and try it.

Here`s how to fix it. First, plug your iPhone into your computer USB and open iTunes. Hold down home and sleep buttons, wait for the phone to reset and keeping holding down the buttons. Let it reset one more time and it will go into recovery mode. Then choose restore from backup or or setup as a new iphone.

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Someone said: CAN U HLP ME PLZ?? MY PHONE IS STUCK IN RECOVERY MODE. I HAVENT BACKED UP MY PHONE IN QUITE SOME TIME. SINCE I JAILBROKE I HAVENT. NOW WHILE TRYING TO UPDATE AN APP IT WOULD NOT FINISH LOADING SO I SHUT PHONE OFF. THEN WOULDNT COME BACK ON. IS STUCK IN RECOVERY MODE. I DO NOT WANT TO LOSE ALL MY STUFF . WHAT CAN I DO?

You can check it by making it restart again and again for atleast 5 times for a fix of frozen iphone into recovery mode . if then you are not successful in doing it you can contact your nearest apple store which can fix it easily . note: you dont have to be on itunes account while restoring . james67.

Try DFU mode and upgrade using restore with itunes... today my phone was bricked and the SHIFT Restore didnt work always froze on restore so i restored usin itunes and after some time it worked
to enter DFU mode see this link
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=1034.

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